Quantity Surveyors of BC News & Events

UPCOMING EVENT

24th Annual QSBC Golf Tournament
Friday, August 20th, 2010
Redwoods Golf and Country Club, Langley

Includes:

Elcost Consultants Low Gross Trophy
Peter Izat Memorial Low Net Trophy
KP's, Long Drives and Lots of Prizes
Famous Redwoods Buffet

Time:
10:30am - Registration
11:00am - Tee Time
6:30pm - Dinner

Cost: $150 (HST included)

Registration: Click here to download form.

PAST EVENTS

Saturday, June 19, 2010
CIQS 51st Annual General Meeting

We are now on the eve of the CIQS 51st AGM 2010 here at the Westin Resort and Spa in Whistler, B.C. from Thursday June 17th, 2010 to Sunday June 20th, 2010.

Please click here to register or go to the CIQS website for more information.
For the agenda of the AGM please click here.

Thursday, June 17, 2010
2010 Spring Session

Holiday Inn
711 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC

The Changing Landscape
June Extended Session

The recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Tercon Contractors has owners re-examining their procurement practices. This extended breakfast will review the facts and outcome in the Tercon Contractors case, provide a refresher on the law of tenders/RFP's, discuss the implications of Tercon, the exposure of both owners and of consultants handling the tender/RFP process and talk about various practical issues arising in the procurement process.

Click here for more information.

Thursday, May 13, 2010
QSBC AGM

Sutton Place Hotel
845 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC

Bid Rigging and the Competition Act

Victor Hammill
Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Competition Bureau

Victor Hammill is the Assistant Deputy Commissioner of the Competition Bureau where he has worked for more than 14 years in both Ottawa and Vancouver. Victor is a former Senior Advisor to the Commissioner of Competition and has led many mass marketing fraud and anti-competitive cartel investigations. In addition, he has worked on numerous high profile merger reviews including Air Canada - Canadian, TD-Canada Trust among others. Prior to that, Victor spent 8 years with the National Transportation Agency of Canada as an auditor and economist

View the presentation here.